An outbreak of food borne illness due to methomyl pesticide intoxication in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1677-1681

  Gil, Hyo Wook ^a   Jeong, Mi Hye ^b   Park, Jung Soo ^c   Choi, Hwan Won ^d   Kim, So Young ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Hyosung General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methanol; Methomyl; Mixture toxicity; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; METHOMYL;

AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIXTURE TOXICITY; SOUTH KOREA;

METHANOL; METHOMYL; MIXTURE TOXICITY; POISONING;

AGED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHANOL; METHOMYL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84904231499     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1677     Document Type: Article

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